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Perbromate


In chemistry, the perbromate ion is the anion having the chemical formula BrO
4
. It is an oxyanion of bromine, the conjugate base of perbromic acid, in which bromine has the oxidation state +7. Unlike its chlorine and iodine analogs (perchlorate and periodate), it is difficult to synthesize. It has tetrahedral molecular geometry.

The term perbromate also refers to a compound that contains the BrO
4
anion or the –OBrO
3
functional group.

The perbromate ion is a strong oxidizing agent. The reduction potential for the BrO
4
/Br couple is +0.68 V at pH 14. This is comparable to selenite's reduction potential.

Attempted syntheses of perbromates were unsuccessful until 1968, when it was finally obtained by the beta decay of selenium-83 in a selenate salt:

Subsequently, it was successfully synthesized again by the electrolysis of LiBrO
3
, although only in low yield. Later, it was obtained by the oxidation of bromate with xenon difluoride. Once perbromates are obtained, perbromic acid can be produced by protonating BrO
4
.


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